Moving to our new farm meant building our business all over again, but this time- we had 10 years of experience under our belts. In this class, Butterbee owner Laura Beth will cover the process of decision-making and making it all happen. We’ll talk about big challenges, surprises, and things we’d do differently if we could do it a third time.
We’ll cover all the major components of building our farm, including:
Funding (grants, loans, etc)
Greenhouses
Barn Organization
Equipment
Irrigation
Fencing
Perennial Field
Annual Field
Propagation
We’ll go into detail on each decision- from why we made it, to how we made it happen. We focus on our values and goals first, and make decisions based on those- we’ll explain how that works! After the class, our hope is that you have a clear sense of what major decisions need to be made when starting a farm, and how to go about making them.
The Details:
This class is right for you if you’re a commercial grower or aspiring farmer. We’re really going to get into the weeds, as it were. We’ll cover a lot of ground quickly, so come ready to party (in a note-taking kind of way)!
THIS IS A RECORDED CLASS!
About Laura Beth:
Laura Beth Resnick is the founder and owner of Butterbee Farm, a five acre cut flower farm in White Hall, Maryland. Butterbee Farm provides locally grown flowers for florists, flower lovers, and weddings in Maryland and Washington, D.C. Before founding the farm in 2013, Laura Beth worked on organic vegetable farms across the northeast. She served from 2019-2022 as the Secretary of the Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers. She has spoken at numerous conferences and arboretums, including the United States Botanic Garden and the Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention. Laura Beth is a mentor to new growers through Future Harvest's Beginning Farmer Training Program.